Introduction to Smart Meter Penetration Testing

16th March 2011,
London, United Kingdom

NEW UPDATED CONTENT!Today’s workshop hosted by IoActive is a technical workshop where the audience will learn the process, common pitfalls and specialized attacks against Smart Meters. The goal is to have the audience walk away better prepared to ensure they receive high quality results from their assessors and can determine whether the critical infrastructure they are deploying in the wild have truly been assessed properly for security

Your workshop leaders:

Security Consultant

Michael Milvich is experienced in exploit development and network and application testing. As a security consultant at IOActive he performs penetration testing; identifies system vulnerabilities; and designs custom security solutions for clients in software development, telecommunications, financial services, and non-profit organizations. Mr. Milvich's focus has been on assessing SCADA systems within the electrical power industry, and he has reviewed numerous vendors including OSISoft, Live Data, and Areva.

Director of Services David Baker is a subject matter expert on information security, CIPS compliance work, and Smart Grid architectures. Baker specializes in developing security requirements and identifying best practices for critical infrastructure and utility system management, having debriefed the Department of Homeland Security on AMI research. Baker has orchestrated large-scale network and application penetration tests, provided a long-term security roadmap and budgetary plans for enterprise customers, and written critical assessments of enterprise cyber security programs.

10:45 Threat Analysis

11:45 The Methodology of an Assessment

12:45 Lunch

13:45 Software perspective

15:30 Afternoon Tea

16:00 Field Observations

16:45 Questions and answers

17:15 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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